Intel Xeon Gold 6242 vs Samsung Exynos 5422

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Intel Xeon Gold 6242 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 5422
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Samsung Exynos 5422

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6242 or Samsung Exynos 5422 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 was released in Q2/2019.

The Samsung Exynos 5422 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5422 was released in Q1/2014.
Intel Xeon Gold (148) Family Samsung Exynos (46)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Samsung Exynos 5260/5410/5420/5422/5800 (5)
2 Generation 3
Cascade Lake Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.90 GHz). The Samsung Exynos 5422 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5422
16 Cores 8
32 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz (3.90 GHz) A-Core 2.10 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5422
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP6
GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Midgard 2
Technology 32nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP6
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 5422 can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5422
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR3e-933
1024 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 0
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.50 MB
22.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 has a TDP of 150 W, that of the Samsung Exynos 5422 is --.

Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5422
150 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 has a 22.00 MB cache, while the Samsung Exynos 5422 cache has a total of 2.50 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 5422
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
LGA 3647 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2014
2534 $ Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
1107 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz
12843 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Intel Xeon Gold 6242
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.53 GHz
102 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz
26311 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Samsung Exynos 5422
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